Jewish Leftists: Where Jewish Ethics Cease And Suicide Begins
Jewish ethics impels us to help the needy and stand up for the oppressed. It is not supposed to set us up for disaster. * * * * * Jewish ethics and morality is...
Politically and Diplomatically Speaking
by Sheri Oz · Published October 26, 2016 · Last modified August 10, 2018
Jewish ethics impels us to help the needy and stand up for the oppressed. It is not supposed to set us up for disaster. * * * * * Jewish ethics and morality is...
Is BDS — Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel — the social activism for you? Check it out. It’s easier than you think. * * * * * Many believe BDS is the best...
Politically and Diplomatically Speaking
by Sheri Oz · Published October 15, 2016 · Last modified January 27, 2017
UNESCO claims to make decisions divorced from any potential political applications. This is a lie. We can find evidence of this in the most recent draft resolution on Jerusalem (and Gaza and Hebron) and...
Politically and Diplomatically Speaking
by Sheri Oz · Published October 15, 2016 · Last modified June 26, 2019
Martyrs and other good Muslims are promised 72 virgins in Paradise. Where did the number ’72’ come from? I assume it was not just picked out of a hat. And for the answer to...
Reflections on Jewish Holidays
by Sheri Oz · Published October 11, 2016 · Last modified September 12, 2018
Can blanket forgiveness bring peace to the forgiver? Forgiveness involves releasing demands for retribution. Seeking retribution is accompanied by strong emotion still attached to the situation and the individual is not yet ready to...
Reflections on Jewish Holidays
by Sheri Oz · Published October 8, 2016 · Last modified September 10, 2018
A sincere apology has four components. The blanket apology has none. There is a way to turn the Yom Kippur blanket apology into one that can be sincere. * * * * * I...
The apple and honey we ceremoniously eat on Rosh HaShana can have many meanings. The one that spoke to me most was written up by Australian Rabbi Aron Moss. He said the apple, a...
Politically and Diplomatically Speaking
by Sheri Oz · Published September 26, 2016 · Last modified June 21, 2021
The Hillary Rodham of 1975 did nothing wrong in the rape case. The Hillary Rodham Clinton of 2016 should respond to the issues that have arisen since then around this case. I write this...
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